Archive for the 'mental Illness' Category

Humanity, thou art sick

January 20th, 2008

Spiked – “Shyness is now ‘social phobia’, and dissent is ‘Oppositional Defiant Disorder’. How did everyday emotions come to be seen as illnesses?” (via)
Definitely one to read.

Equal / Not Equal

September 18th, 2007

This is good news – “The Senate passed legislation Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, moves advocates one step closer in their quest for a concept known as mental health parity”
This is not – “Maryland’s highest [...]

Well, yeah

September 17th, 2007

Library Computer Guy – “[M]y point is that the public element of a public library exposes a public librarian to a wide array of patrons… a somewhat larger statistical skewing toward those with some form of mental illness.” (via)